Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Seneca

SMITH, Chief Judge.

Appellant, self-insured employer, seeks review of a workers’ compensation order finding claimant to be permanently and totally disabled. We affirm.

In 1980, claimant suffered a compensable back injury which resulted in a 20% permanent physical impairment of the body as a whole. Except for those periods when he was totally disabled, claimant was released to return to light-duty work commensurate with the extensive restrictions placed on his physical activities.

Claimant is sixty-two years old with two years of college and some specialized on-the-job training in the area of…